I sat in on a training session for the new Haas operators yesterday

It was wild hearing them talk about setting up jobs without ever touching a manual. They just pull up a video and follow along step by step. I started back in 1998 when you had to learn everything from the old guys or the handbook. One kid asked me why I keep a notebook of my offsets instead of using the DRO memory. It got me thinking about how much faster things move now, but I still think the old way taught you to really understand the machine. Has anyone else noticed the younger guys skip the basics because the tech does it for them?

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ross.felix26d ago

Holy crap, they never touch a manual? That blows my mind. I mean yeah the DRO memory is nice and all but you gotta know WHY the offset is what it is. How are these kids gonna figure out what's wrong when the machine does something weird? It's like learning to drive an automatic and never understanding how a clutch works.

lunakim26d ago

My buddy’s kid tried to microwave a fork last week, so yeah, this tracks with everything.